{"id":66121,"date":"2018-02-12T20:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/conceptualizing-the-transition-to-5g-beyond-speeds-and-standards-2\/"},"modified":"2018-02-12T20:21:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:21:35","slug":"conceptualizing-the-transition-to-5g-beyond-speeds-and-standards-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/conceptualizing-the-transition-to-5g-beyond-speeds-and-standards-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptualizing the Transition to 5G Beyond Speeds and Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While attending several telecommunications conferences and trade shows throughout the past couple of years, I\u2019ve heard a wide variety of opinions on how the industry should define the separation between fourth-generation (4G) and fifth-generation (5G) connectivity services. A majority of those opinions see 5G as a new product \u2014 a service that will emerge out of a mish-mash of higher speeds, higher capacity, lower latency, and some sort of new standard, with an established release date and a brand-new audience waiting to consume those services. 5G is faster, it\u2019s more reliable, it enables more products and technologies, and creates new markets.<\/p>\n<p>The people who define 5G this way aren\u2019t wrong, they\u2019re just basing their definition on history. The jump from 3G to 4G (now almost a decade ago) was much easier to comprehend. Almost everyone agrees that the 4G revolution was driven by consumer demand for mobile video. Despite the broadcast and media industry\u2019s attempt to narrate cable-cutting trends as a result of the economic downturn, some very smart marketing professionals at a handful of telco and software companies gathered overwhelming evidence that a new generation of consumers wanted to watch Netflix and YouTube on their smartphones and iPads, wherever they happened to be at any particular time, with no restrictions on content access \u2014 all for less than $50 a month. In the end, the transition from 3G to 4G was about generating new revenue (young people) from video in a new way (mobile streaming).<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Y94FYhiRhmObJurtFOyq_01_VS_030118_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Y94FYhiRhmObJurtFOyq_01_VS_030118_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Y94FYhiRhmObJurtFOyq_01_VS_030118_Cover_DGTL-1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Y94FYhiRhmObJurtFOyq_01_VS_030118_Cover_DGTL-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Y94FYhiRhmObJurtFOyq_01_VS_030118_Cover_DGTL-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the March 2018 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Looking at history, it makes sense to define 5G as product-driven. Swap out mobile video for virtual reality, the smart city, and the self-driving car; slap a release date on it and you\u2019ve got yourself a next-generation service, right?<\/p>\n<p>Some, like me, say \u201cnot so fast.\u201d Others, also like me, say that the transition to 5G has already happened, because 5G is more about an evolution of telecommunications business models and thinking than it is about products and services \u2014 more B2B than B2C. 5G could be defined as a change in the way we think about infrastructure and who owns that infrastructure and the entrepreneurship that emerges from these new approaches. This change in thinking couldn\u2019t have been more clearly displayed than it was at the DC5G Summit that we launched in October 2017. We hosted cellular operators, satellite operators, industry organizations, government agencies, lawyers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), software, and hardware companies \u2014 all with very different views on the realities of this transition \u2014 in the same room, on the same stage, to share new ideas about all things 5G.<\/p>\n<p>We heard technical arguments about how 5G data traffic could most effectively travel through an evolved infrastructure ecosystem of macro towers, small cells, satellites, clouds, and mobile edge computing networks. We heard legal and regulatory arguments about the importance of shared spectrum and shared Infrastructure. We even heard arguments in favor of shared and common spectrum allocation instead of exclusive and non-exclusive spectrum allocation methods, promoting use cases that aim to illustrate neutral host advantages.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68ec60a4392;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68ec60a4392 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68ec60a4393').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68ec60a4393'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>We were able to hear these arguments because, despite them, we are all in agreement on the most important realities surrounding 5G: change is happening, now. The transition to 5G is going to require significant investment in infrastructure, product development and network security. The rate of change will be determined by the outcome of legal disputes and government policy. Last, but not least (and some could argue the most important of all points of agreement), the reward for investing in 5G is significant, but only attainable through meaningful and diverse partnerships because nobody can foot the financial, political and technical bill on their own \u2014 not even Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Like 4G, 5G\u2019s evolution and development will be use-case driven, but the use-case studies will attempt to convey much more complex information to a wider set of consumers and markets. The transition to 5G is creating a brand new, educated market \u2014 and learning how to explain the benefits of a \u201csmart city\u201d to both wealthy universities and school boards in rural, underserved communities, and teaching both how to own and manage their own infrastructure. Businesses are already interested in 5G because it promises to enable efficiencies through advanced data applications and automation. Some businesses are already invested. But, this also creates a cultural challenge unique to 5G in convincing the public that this change will create more employment and economic wealth than it will render obsolete. The change to 5G also requires the telecommunications industry to ease the public\u2019s worry about placing themselves and their data out there on an infinitely interconnected network that has historically been susceptible to a wide range of criminal cyber activity.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the transition to 5G represents so much more than a new number. It might even be a transition away from transitions. In fact, nobody has attempted to define the end of this change. We don\u2019t even know what marks the end of 4G LTE, as many rightfully believe we\u2019re not even close to the peak of 4G business and opportunity. By the time we\u2019ve realized some of these changes to the way we define the next generation of connectivity, we\u2019ll forget which number we\u2019re on. 5G could become a term as overused and misunderstood as the Internet of Things (IOT). Regardless, it\u2019s better to think of 5G as a product of products or a network of networks or a business model of business models, rather than a singular vision of any of these things with a fast-approaching rollout date. <\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407278:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZmVUz4z0T7mijICUJEff_Shotwell_2017-300x201.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZmVUz4z0T7mijICUJEff_Shotwell_2017-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZmVUz4z0T7mijICUJEff_Shotwell_2017-800x537.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZmVUz4z0T7mijICUJEff_Shotwell_2017-640x430.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZmVUz4z0T7mijICUJEff_Shotwell_2017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t2017 Satellite Executive of the Year: Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407286:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vfRNJrssQUS4nzcAbXfO_LM_1-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vfRNJrssQUS4nzcAbXfO_LM_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vfRNJrssQUS4nzcAbXfO_LM_1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vfRNJrssQUS4nzcAbXfO_LM_1-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vfRNJrssQUS4nzcAbXfO_LM_1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t2019 Shapes Up as US Government\u2019s Defense Strategy Evolves<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407345:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wc9NqGRuQaYxVEBL5sn6_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wc9NqGRuQaYxVEBL5sn6_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wc9NqGRuQaYxVEBL5sn6_EdNote_Header_Web-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wc9NqGRuQaYxVEBL5sn6_EdNote_Header_Web-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wc9NqGRuQaYxVEBL5sn6_EdNote_Header_Web.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t30 Years of Satellite Executive of the Year<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407332:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/u3RcLfFjSGSSCHlzMzmg_ThinkstockPhotos-898366464-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/u3RcLfFjSGSSCHlzMzmg_ThinkstockPhotos-898366464-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/u3RcLfFjSGSSCHlzMzmg_ThinkstockPhotos-898366464-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/u3RcLfFjSGSSCHlzMzmg_ThinkstockPhotos-898366464-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/u3RcLfFjSGSSCHlzMzmg_ThinkstockPhotos-898366464.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tA Sobering Look at the Future Role of HTS Systems for 5G<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407296:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tXrQ11ADRtaMxiwt39dw_jaya_v6-300x231.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tXrQ11ADRtaMxiwt39dw_jaya_v6-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tXrQ11ADRtaMxiwt39dw_jaya_v6-800x616.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tXrQ11ADRtaMxiwt39dw_jaya_v6-640x493.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tXrQ11ADRtaMxiwt39dw_jaya_v6.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tKPN CISO Examines the Cyber Threat<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407306:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7yGs9BcyRHOa35dhtm4m_LEO_MEO-1-300x190.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7yGs9BcyRHOa35dhtm4m_LEO_MEO-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7yGs9BcyRHOa35dhtm4m_LEO_MEO-1-800x507.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7yGs9BcyRHOa35dhtm4m_LEO_MEO-1-640x406.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7yGs9BcyRHOa35dhtm4m_LEO_MEO-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tLEO\/MEO Satellites Poised to Make a Mark in Military Sector<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407361:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEKBRb1iTRiEsOqYPFdH_Old_Pros_DGTL-1-300x212.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEKBRb1iTRiEsOqYPFdH_Old_Pros_DGTL-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEKBRb1iTRiEsOqYPFdH_Old_Pros_DGTL-1-800x566.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEKBRb1iTRiEsOqYPFdH_Old_Pros_DGTL-1-640x453.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEKBRb1iTRiEsOqYPFdH_Old_Pros_DGTL-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tOld Pros in Satellite Share Wisdom for Budding Entrepreneurs<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407320:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9MD9JsJJTFGnbmUzms6X_Stena_Hollandica-1-300x161.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9MD9JsJJTFGnbmUzms6X_Stena_Hollandica-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9MD9JsJJTFGnbmUzms6X_Stena_Hollandica-1-800x430.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9MD9JsJJTFGnbmUzms6X_Stena_Hollandica-1-640x344.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9MD9JsJJTFGnbmUzms6X_Stena_Hollandica-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tStena Exec Talks Future Possibilities for Satellite<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post 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